
Can we restore England’s lost wildlife?
Science Weekly
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Introduction
The UK is one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world. Rising sea levels are exposing hundreds of landfill sites and leaking their toxic contents into surrounding areas. The government published a major environmental improvement plan, or EIP, for England. It sets out ambitious targets promising to restore nature and improve the environmental quality of air, water and land. But is this blueprint ambitious enough? Will it really be able to halt and reverse the dire environmental outlook and restore our green and pleasant lands?
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